Politics Apr 20 As mail voting pushed, some fear loss of in-person option Scrambling to address voting concerns during a pandemic, election officials across the country are eliminating polling places or scaling back opportunities for people to cast ballots in person.
Nation Apr 19 Tradition-bound Washington adjusts to life in a pandemic Washington is indeed still a city of traditions, even in the era of Donald Trump, whose presidency seemed to have turned the nation’s capital upside down.
Politics Apr 19 Biden wins mail-in Wyoming Democratic presidential caucus Joe Biden has won Wyoming’s Democratic presidential caucus, which had been postponed for two weeks and scaled back to just mail-in ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic, state party officials said Sunday.
World Apr 19 More than 1 million European cases of virus According to the tally, Europe accounts for almost half the global case load and more than half the total deaths.
Health Apr 19 Pence says 150,000 coronavirus tests now being conducted daily Vice President Mike Pence says 150,000 coronavirus tests are now being conducted daily in the U.S. but suggested that governors and not the federal government were to blame for numbers not being higher.
Health Apr 19 Coronavirus deaths down in NY, but officials urge vigilance New York’s daily toll of coronavirus deaths has hit its lowest point in more than two weeks, but officials still warn that New York City and the rest of the state aren’t ready to ease up on shutdowns of schools,…
Arts Apr 17 Native American woman removed from Land O'Lakes packaging The Native American woman who has graced the packaging of Land O’Lakes butter, cheese and other products since the late 1920s has quietly disappeared.
Health Apr 17 WATCH: Cuomo says New York needs federal testing help to restart economy Gov. Andrew Cuomo argued New York's efforts to ramp up testing to help restart its outbreak-crippled economy will fall woefully short without federal help, while President Donald Trump said the governor should stop complaining and start working.
Health Apr 17 WATCH: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on new coronavirus testing sites More than 11,000 people have died in the city from the novel coronavirus, and more than 120,000 people have confirmed cases.
World Apr 16 U.S. will send aid to Palestinians to fight virus It’s the first new U.S. assistance to the Palestinians since the administration slashed and then virtually eliminated all aid to them as it moved to coordinate its policy with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.